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SPOTLIGHT: NH can't take malpractice fund surplus

June 26, 2009 — 1:56pm ET | By Anne Zieger
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So, New Hampshire officials, thought you'd close the gap in your budget by taking the malpractice fund's extra dollars? "Not so fast," a judge has said. Officials wanted to take the $110 million surplus run by the Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association, on the argument that the fund was an agency of state, but the court wasn't buying. Article

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By Anonymous | Posted 2:31pm | June 26, 2009

While we're not yet out of the woods, this was a tremendous ruling for providers and hospitals in New Hampshire. These funds are vital for providing care in this region.

It is also a hopeful note for the future. This attempt to seize private property in order to pay for the deficits of the state government would have set a frightening precedent.

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